#hiking

The old school of thought would have you believe that you'd be a fool to take on nature without arming yourself with every conceivable measure of safety and comfort under the sun. But that isn't what being in nature is all about. Rather, it's about feeling free, unbounded, shedding the distractions and barriers of our civilization—not bringing them with us. ↗

— Ryel Kestenbaum

#barriers #burden #civilization #distractions #freedom

I love hiking in Iceland most, there are lots of brilliant paths. ↗

— Bjork

#hiking #i #i love #iceland #lots

I like golf, hiking, camping, boating and fishing. ↗

— Bryan Clay

#fishing #golf #hiking #i #like

I'm a huge camper, and love hiking and mountain biking. ↗

— Anna Torv

#camper #hiking #huge #i #love

Gazing around, looking up at the lofty pinnacles above, which seemed to pierce the sky, looking down upon the world,--it seemed the whole world, so limitless it stretched away at her feet,--feeling that infinite unspeakable sense of nearness to Heaven, remoteness from earth which comes only on mountain heights, she drew in a long breath of delight, and cried: "At last! at last, Alessandro! Here we are safe! This is freedom! This is joy! ↗

— Helen Hunt Jackson

#beauty #california #climbing #female-author #heaven